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020			_a9781107625099
082			_a002 HOW-L
100			_aHowsam, Leslie
245			_aCambridge companion to the history of the book / _cedited by Leslie Howsam
260			_aUnited Kingdom _bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_a284 p.
365			_aGBP _b19.99
440			_aCambridge companions to literature
500			_a"Throughout human history the world's knowledge, and fruits of the creative imagination, have been produced, circulated and received through the medium of the material text. This Companion provides a wide-ranging account of the history of the book and its ways of thinking about works from ancient inscription to contemporary e-books, discussing thematic, chronological and methodological aspects of this interdisciplinary field. The first section considers book cultures from local, national and global perspectives. Section two, organized around the dynamic relationship between the material book and the mutable text, develops a loosely chronological narrative from early writing, through manuscript and early printing, to the institution of a mechanized book trade, and on to the globalization of publishing and the introduction of the electronic book. A third section takes a practical turn, discussing methods, sources and approaches: bibliographical, archival and reading experience methodologies, as well as pedagogical strategies"--
650			_aLanguage arts & disciplines / Publishing.
650			_aBooks--History.
650			_aBooks and reading.
999			_c23398 _d23398